Chris Stines is Planetizen's former Editor and the founder of Urban Insight, a leading digital agency. Chris has 25 years of experience in technology consulting and urban planning and has served as a consultant to public sector state, county, and local agencies, Fortune 500 private firms, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
Selling The New Urbanism
The new urbanism has long been marked by confident assertions and bold rhetoric -- hyperbole or hype?
A Skeptic's Guide To Public Policy
Two veteran reporters publish a list of the '10 main ways that the government spins the public,' and offer their guide to interpreting the spin.
For Relief, Try Taking HOT Lanes
Reason Director of Transportation Bob Poole presents his plan to tackle congestion through a seamless network of high occupancy toll lanes.
Sprawl Blamed For US Obesity
Compact forms of development are better for the environment and healthier, says a panel at the 11th annual CNU conference.
Micropolitans: Rural Amerca, Version 2.0
Small rural towns get a new name -- and new attention.